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Bitcoin is set to become electronic gold, expert claims
Bitcoin is at the tipping point of mainstream acceptance, and the wolves of Wall Street are feeling the pressure to...
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Malware increasingly spread over infected documents, HP Bromium report
Almost a third of detected threats were previously unknown, claims a newly released HP-Bromium Threat Insights report. The analysis shows...
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Encrypted messaging app Signal stops working in China
Encrypted messaging app Signal appeared to no longer be working in China without the use of a virtual private network...
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Microsoft could reap more than $150 million in new U.S. cyber spending, upsetting some lawmakers
Microsoft stands to receive nearly a quarter of Covid relief funds destined for U.S. cybersecurity defenders, sources told Reuters, angering...
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Russia slows Twitter's speed over failure to remove banned content
Russia's state communications watchdog said on Wednesday it was restricting the use of Twitter by slowing down its speed, accusing...
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French startup lobby to file privacy complaint against Apple
France Digitale will file a complaint against iPhone maker Apple with data privacy watchdog CNIL on Tuesday over alleged breaches...
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European banking regulator EBA targeted in Microsoft hacking
The European Banking Authority on Monday said it had been targeted by hackers, although no data had been obtained and...
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White House cites 'active threat,' urges action despite Microsoft patch
The White House on Sunday urged computer network operators to take further steps to gauge whether their systems were targeted...
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Half of the people with 4G coverage stay offline due to pricey Internet
While 4G networks cover areas with about 85% of the world's population, nearly half were still offline in 2020. An...
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SpaceX Starship rocket prototype nails landing... then blows up
The third time appeared to be the charm for Elon Musk's Starship rocket - until it wasn't. The latest heavy-duty...
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Microsoft says Chinese hackers targeted groups via server software
A China-linked cyberespionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the...
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Google pledges changes to AI research oversight after internal revolt
Alphabet Inc's Google will change procedures before July for reviewing its scientists' work, according to a town hall recording heard...
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SolarWinds, Microsoft, FireEye, CrowdStrike defend actions in major hack - U.S. Senate hearing
Top executives at Texas-based software company SolarWinds Corp, Microsoft Corp and cybersecurity firms FireEye Inc and CrowdStrike Holdings Inc defended...
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Facebook 'refriends' Australia after changes to media laws
Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law...
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Chinese spyware code was copied from America's NSA: researchers
Chinese spies used code first developed by the U.S. National Security Agency to support their hacking operations, Israeli researchers said...
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EU looks to drones, space communication to get ahead in tech race
The European Commission on Monday announced three flagship projects - in drone technologies, space communication and space traffic management -...
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Coming bill would allow U.S. news publishers to team up when negotiating with Facebook, Google
Bipartisan members of Congress plan to introduce a bill in coming weeks to make it easier for smaller news organizations...
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SolarWinds hackers studied Microsoft source code for authentication and email
The hackers behind the worst intrusion of U.S. government agencies in years won access to Microsoft's secret source code for...
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Internet Registry for Europe experienced a credential-stuffing attack, claims it was unsuccessful
The Regional Internet Registry for Europe and part of Asia (RIPE NCC) said its single sign-on (SSO) service experienced what...
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Facebook unfriends Australia: news sites go dark in content row
Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all...
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